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Kalahari Diamond-01/Kalahari

Issues

Consultation and disclosure

Description: Complaint raises concerns regarding inadequate or absent consultation about or disclosure of project information, including project impacts and/or mitigation plans.

Complaints with this Issue: 537

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Displacement (physical and/or economic)

Description: Complaint raises concerns about physical relocation, loss of shelter, and/or loss of assets that relate to income or livelihood.

Complaints with this Issue: 494

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Indigenous peoples

Description: Complaint raises concerns about impacts on indigenous or traditional communities.

Complaints with this Issue: 89

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Sectors

Extractives (oil, gas, mining)

Description: Project relates to the extractive industries, including oil, gas, and mining. Examples may include mines, drilling operations, pipelines, and the associated legal frameworks.

Complaints in this Sector: 201

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Project

Name: Kalahari Diamond-01/Kalahari

Investments: IFC 20426

Client:

Support: Equity

Country: Botswana

Complaint

IAM: Compliance Advisor/Ombudsman (CAO)

ID: botswana-kalahari-diamond-01kalahari

Date Filed: Nov. 1, 2004

Date Closed: June 30, 2006

Status: Closed Without Outputs

Description

Kalahari Diamonds Ltd (KDL), operating as Sekaka Diamonds in Botswana, was granted licenses to prospect for diamonds over a wide area in Botswana, including the Central Kalahari Game Reserve. Kalahari Diamonds is sponsored by BHP Billiton Plc, which have 20% ownership of the company. In November 2004, representatives of the First People of the Kalahari, Botswana lodged a complaint with CAO alleging that the project activities undermined the rights of the San Bushmen to remain in the reserve, which they claimed to be their ancestral homeland.

Complaint Stages

Filing

Nov. 1, 2004

Filing

Status:

Start Date: Nov. 1, 2004

Registration

Not Undertaken

Registration

Status: Not Undertaken

Start Date: None

Eligibility

Nov. 1, 2004 -

June 30, 2005

Eligibility

Status: Closed Without Output

Start Date: Nov. 1, 2004

End Date: June 30, 2005

Dispute Resolution

Not Undertaken

Dispute Resolution

Status: Not Undertaken

Explanation: Not offered by mechanism, Dispute resolution was not an option in this case

Compliance Review

Not Undertaken

Compliance Review

Status: Not Undertaken

Explanation: Rejected at appraisal or similar; Outside of mandate, Inadequate link between bank action and harm alleged

Has Compliance Report: No

Non-Compliance Found: No

Monitoring

Not Undertaken

Monitoring

Status: Not Undertaken

Explanation: Mechanism deemed involvement unnecessary, Mechanism chose not to monitor

Closed

June 30, 2006

Timeline

Documents

Name Category Description
Assessment Report, June 24, 2005 Eligibility Assessment Report, June 24, 2005

Involved Groups

Name Complaints Group Type
First People of the Kalahari 1 Local Community Org
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